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Petrobras closes two asset sales for US $ 587 million
Investment partnerships
Petrobras Biocombustível sold its stake in Guarani, the Brazilian sugar and ethanol market leader, for US $ 202 million
Decree of the federal government regulates State Law
Transparency
Norma sets stricter rules for appointments in management positions and in public company tenders
Brazilian state companies advance in the implementation of governance rules
Public transparency
Minister of Planning explained that in the case of some companies, adoption of the new standards reach 80%
Mega da Virada draws R $ 225 million on Saturday (31)
Lottery
Prize accumulated after no bettor hit the dozens of the last contest; Bets can be made until 2 pm on the day of the draw
Banking agencies work until next Thursday (29)
New Year
Accounts and cards with maturity in the recess can be paid without fines on the first business day following the holiday
Deadline for IR donation to social projects ends on Saturday (31)
Income tax
Taxpayer can donate up to 6% of the tax to proactive actions to the child and adolescent; Value is valid only for individuals
About 290,000 workers posted salary bonuses this week
PIS / Pasep
Deadline for withdrawal from bank branches ends on Thursday (29); More than 900 thousand workers still have not withdrawn the benefit of 2014
Until the beginning of this week, 296,780 workers drew salary bonus in 2014, totaling R $ 259,634,871.71.
Decree of the federal government regulates State Law
Transparency
Norma sets stricter rules for appointments in management positions and in public company tenders
Deadline for PIS / Pasep withdrawal at bank branches ends on December 29
Benefit
About 900 thousand workers have not yet served
The deadline for the withdrawal of salary allowance of PIS / PASEP base year 2014 in bank branches ends next Thursday (29). In total, 900,000 workers are entitled to the benefit has not removed the portion, which is equivalent to a minimum wage.
Financial market sees inflation below target ceiling
Focus Bulletin
Analysts are more optimistic about the cost of living in Brazil. Expectation is that the IPCA will be 6.40% at the close of 2016
Mega da Virada draws R $ 225 million on Saturday (31)
Lottery
Prize accumulated after no bettor hit the dozens of the last contest; Bets can be made until 2 pm on the day of the draw
Banking agencies work until next Thursday (29)
New Year
Accounts and cards with maturity in the recess can be paid without fines on the first business day following the holiday
North, Northeast and Midwest will receive more than R $ 35 billion in 2017
Regional development
Federal government investment could reach R $ 38.78 billion with Congressional approval for the 2017 budget
Ipea forecasts new deceleration of the inflation rate in 2017
Indicators
Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) published a study that analyzes the country's economic situation in 2016 and the outlook for 2017
Brazil is champion in credit card interest
Business
According to a Proteste survey, Brazilians paid 436% of the annual average in September. Values far exceed those practiced in the other six countries studied - Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and Mexico
Coffee production hits record and exceeds 51 million bags
Agriculture
Volume represents an increase of 18.8% in the harvest, when compared to the production of 43.24 million bags obtained in the previous cycle
Number of indebted households has the lowest level since 2012
Index
In December, the percentage of indebtedness was 56.6%, the lowest level since May 2012. Most of the debt is by credit card
The percentage of indebted families ended 2016 at 56.6%, the lowest level since May 2012. The data for December were released on Thursday (21) by the Consumer Indebtedness and Default Rate Survey (Peic).
President signs measures to support job creation
Job
Bill and program will encourage entrepreneurs to hire employees and preserve jobs
To keep and create jobs, President Michel Temer signed an interim measure on Thursday and sent Congress a bill to modernize labor laws.
BC Announces Actions To Increase Efficiency And Reduce Cost Of Credit
Management
President of the Central Bank, Ilan Goldfajn, detailed the four pillars of the actions envisaged by the institution
Trade balance shows surplus of US $ 45 billion in the year
Foreign trade
In the third week of December, the trade balance recorded a surplus of US $ 864 million
Trade Entrepreneur Confidence Index grows 24.1% in December
Optimism
Growth was influenced by the more positive evaluation of the entrepreneurs in relation to the current economic moment of the Country, which advanced 58.1%
Financial market predicts inflation within the target for the first time in the year
IPCA
After improving inflation expectations for five weeks in a row, experts expect IPCA to 6.49%, according to Focus Bulletin
The financial market improved for the sixth consecutive week inflation expectations. With this new correction, analysts have come to expect the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) to end the year within the target, at 6.49%.
Mega Sena will draw R $ 36 million on Wednesday (21)
Lottery
Gamblers can also make games for Mega da Virada, which will have a premium of more than R $ 200 million
Brazil's economic activity up 0.4% in November
Recovery
Indicator that measures current economic conditions also rose 0.3% between October and November, reaching 96.6 points
The Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (Ibre / FGV) and The Conference Board (TCB) published on Friday (16) that the Composite Economic Indicator (Iace) for Brazil reached 100.2 points.
